State unveils no-texting-while-driving posters (Kansas)

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TOPEKA — As part of a push to ban texting for all drivers, the Kansas Department of Transportation unveiled a poster series Tuesday that urges drivers to stop typing while their car is moving.

There isn't a lot of data yet showing the impact of texting while driving, said Lt. Gov. Troy Findley, a Democrat. "But we really don't need a lot of data to know that it's a really bad idea."

The five posters were designed by Kansas State University graduate student Brian Bookwalter, 32, and include images such as a bare foot with a toe tag reading "NT BSY JUST DRVN" with the question "What will your last text message say?" beneath it.

The posters, along with a billboard design and website, are part of Bookwalter's graduate thesis project.

http://www.kansas.com/2010/04/28/1289488/array0xd6723a8.html

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1. Gov. Granholm (D-MI) will sign the MI bill banning texting while driving on Friday's Oprah show

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4360349

Cudos to Brian Bookwalter for his efforts in Kansas.